By Robert Parry
November 22, 2008
To understand how thin the evidence must have been against five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay for nearly seven years – and who were just ordered released by a U.S. District Court judge – you have to know the history of that judge, Richard J. Leon.
Read on.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Obama Team Tilts Toward Gates
By Jason Leopold
November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
Barack Obama’s Pentagon transition team is sitting down with Defense Secretary Robert Gates in a move that some Beltway observers believe signals that the President-elect does plan to keep Gates on despite protests from Iraq War opponents.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
What Must Be Done Now!
By Robert Parry
November 20. 2008
Having spent more than three decades in Washington, I’ve seen enough mistakes made – and opportunities missed – for a lifetime. So, at this turning point in American history, I’m venturing beyond my normal role as reporter to offer a few ideas about what must be done now.
Read on.
November 20. 2008
Having spent more than three decades in Washington, I’ve seen enough mistakes made – and opportunities missed – for a lifetime. So, at this turning point in American history, I’m venturing beyond my normal role as reporter to offer a few ideas about what must be done now.
Read on.
Robert Gates: As Bad as Rumsfeld?
By Ray McGovern
November 19, 2008
"As Bad As Rumsfeld?" The title jars, doesn't it? The more so, since Defense Secretary Robert Gates found his predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld, such an easy act to follow.
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November 19, 2008
"As Bad As Rumsfeld?" The title jars, doesn't it? The more so, since Defense Secretary Robert Gates found his predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld, such an easy act to follow.
Read on.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A View of Obama from Middle Earth
By Michael Winship
November 18, 2008
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand – You might think it hard to think about politics when you’re in a place as extraordinary as this on New Zealand’s South Island.
Read on.
November 18, 2008
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand – You might think it hard to think about politics when you’re in a place as extraordinary as this on New Zealand’s South Island.
Read on.
Detroit-Washington Shotgun Wedding
By Brian Barger
November 18, 2008
American automakers are sinking fast in a quagmire of their own making.
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November 18, 2008
American automakers are sinking fast in a quagmire of their own making.
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An FDR War Cabinet
By Brent Budowsky
November 18, 2008
President-elect Obama will take office with a mission similar to Franklin Roosevelt’s: establishing both a war Cabinet and an emergency economic Cabinet.
Read on.
November 18, 2008
President-elect Obama will take office with a mission similar to Franklin Roosevelt’s: establishing both a war Cabinet and an emergency economic Cabinet.
Read on.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Obama Risks Clinton-Era Mistakes
By Robert Parry
November 17, 2008
November 17, 2008
After a masterful campaign, Barack Obama seems headed toward some fateful mistakes as he assembles his administration by heeding the advice of Washington’s Democratic insider community, a collective group that represents little “change you can believe in.”
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Predictable Disaster of George W. Bush
By Robert Parry
November 16, 2008
In his trademark goofy way, George W. Bush explained why he supported a bailout of the U.S. financial markets, saying he was “a free-market person, until you're told that if you don't take decisive measures then it's conceivable that our country could go into a depression greater than the Great Depression.”
Read on.
November 16, 2008
In his trademark goofy way, George W. Bush explained why he supported a bailout of the U.S. financial markets, saying he was “a free-market person, until you're told that if you don't take decisive measures then it's conceivable that our country could go into a depression greater than the Great Depression.”
Read on.
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